New Tricks (TV Series) Body of Evidence (2012) User Reviews

An excellent episode, with a very different flavour.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 9/10 · 8 August 2022]

The body of a Policeman, an IT operator called Martin Longhorn is found on a slab, being investigated by medical students, but how did he end up there?

A very different episode, I can't remember one where cybercrime was the main subject before, this really did offer something different, it worked very well, of course there's a body too.

Very well paced, did the production team change recently? There's a sharpness to the production, it looks so slick.

I liked the way Steve came across here, Jack was a huge part of the show, Lawson truly did a cracking job, making Steve so interesting, and a very unique character. Already the dynamic is changing, you see Brian getting a little jealous.

People are very different online to in real person, that was such a stark reminder of the real world.

Some very well known faces pop up here, Alex Jennings was excellent, so well spoken, he always seems like a bad guy, brilliant, and of course there's Lorraine Ashbourne, I'm a huge fan of hers too, very talented actress.

Cracking episode, 9/10.

A very IT episode

[safenoe · 9/10 · 17 October 2017]

Denis Lawson, who played Wedge in Star Wars 4, 5 and 6, is now a regular.

This episode is laden with IT, and it was kind of an IT Crowd type episode.

We learn Steve's on Facebook (before fake news infected the site), there are references to the cloud, online data storage, Blackberrys (or Blackberries?), passwords, ISP addresses, hacking, oh my!

Exteriors of the hospital was filmed at St. Thomas' Hospital.

Also there was a reference to the London looting of 2011.

Brian doesn't like change and he doesn't like Jack being gone and replaced by Steve. Thankfully Helen invites Steve over for dinner and that breaks the ice. Talking about food, Steve wryly comments that Glasgow cuisine isn't all about deep fried Mars bars!!

Seelan Gunaseelan also stars as an uncredited party guest in photos of a party with Martin and Boz.

The end credits end with guitar music.

Could have been called "Evidence Hack"

[scsaxe · 9/10 · 25 April 2022]

A guy wanted to work catching cybercriminals, instead ends up in a medical school morgue for dissections.

Most of the work is done by a cybercrime guy instead of the main UCOS people, but they are still fun to watch and make important contributions, and the cybercrime guy is a fun character on his own. The case itself is a good one, with several plausible reveals, and the ending is excellent.

The case of the body in the morgue

[Tweekums · 25 September 2012]

When the UCOS team are called in because a body has been found in a morgue it sounds like the set up to a joke; but it isn't… The body had been donated to the hospital for anatomy students to study on but he wasn't who the paperwork said he was. He was in fact a computer expert who had done work for the police in the past. He died of natural causes which just makes everything more mysterious; why would somebody go to so much trouble to make him disappear if no foul play was involved? Nobody in the team can access the dead man's laptop so they call in Xander from e-crime; he discovers links to something called 'Rogue Net' a group of hackers whose activities vary from the trivial to things that could risk lives… and this man did have access to sensitive information. As the case proceeds it becomes clear that new boy Steve McAndrew is getting on very well with Jerry and Brian is getting a little jealous as he feels he is being pushed to one side.

This was another fun episode with much of that fun coming from Brian's reaction to Jerry and Steve's growing friendship. The case was interesting although there was clearly a lot of dramatic licence… I don't imagine a top computer hacker's password would be as easy to guess as it was here. It did also suffer from having an easily guessed culprit; not because of the clues laid down in the story but by having a familiar actor in an apparently minor role! The regular cast all did a good job as did new member Denis Lawson; his character has made a welcome addition to the team.

Body mystery

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 24 February 2018]

Have always been a big fan of detective/mystery shows from a fairly young age, well since starting secondary school.

'Inspector Morse', 'A Touch of Frost', 'Midsomer Murders' (in its prime), 'Law and Order', 'Inspector George Gently', 'Criminal Minds', 'Murder She Wrote', you name them to name a few. 'New Tricks' has also been a favourite from the start (despite not being the same without the original cast in recent years). Although it can be corny at times (in an endearing sort of way) it has always been perfect for helping me relax in the evenings. Something that was needed during all the hard times endured in school.

"Body of Evidence" once again continues the promising standard set for Season 9, if not one of the best 'New Tricks' episodes. Jack will always be missed, but luckily his absence is not too deeply felt, with the unsettled dynamic feeling more understandable within the story considering that they have a new team member not known to them before. A role filled in a more than worthy way by (as of the previous episode "The Girl Who Lived") newcomer character Steve McAndrew with very nice work from Denis Lawson.

The case is very intriguing and fun, even with not much innovative.

Visually, "Body of Evidence" is slick and stylish as ever. The music is a good fit and the theme song (sung with gusto by none other by Dennis Waterman himself) is one of the catchiest for any detective/mystery show and of any show in the past fifteen years or so.

Writing is intelligent, thought-provoking and classy, while also being very funny and high up in the entertainment value. This is all mixed adeptly with a seriousness without being overly so that it doesn't feel like 'New Tricks'.

A huge part of 'New Tricks' appeal is the chemistry, which is so entertaining and charming with some nice tension.

One of the show's biggest delights is Alun Armstrong, achieves a perfect balance of funny comic timing and touching pathos which was maintained all the way up to his final episode. It is also lovely here to see his role in the team and skills appreciated more all the time. Amanda Redman more than holds her own and is very authoritative and Dennis Waterman brings humour and grit.

Anthony Calf is always great as Strickland, Lawson while not fully settled in yet (understandably) is very nice value still.

Overall, very, very good once again. 9/10 Bethany Cox